Folding display



Oct. 24, 1933. H. ZIEMMERMAN FOLDING DISPLAY Filed Aug. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v be/@2571' 196m@ Zm/Memw port Patented Oct. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES FOLDING DISPLAY Henry Ziemmerman,

Chicago Cardboard Company,

corporation of Illinoi Application August 25,

14 Claims.

This invention relates in general to a display rack or holder for counter, Window or other advertising purposes and has more particular reference to a folding display of this kind which is made of a single sheet of material.

One of the principal objects of the invention is in the provision of a display of this kind in which a portion of the base i5 folded upon the other portion with parts inserted through the upper portion for holding the remainder of the display in upright and extended position.

A further object of the invention is in the provision ci a new and improved display holder of this kind which is made oi one piece of material, folds compactly and is easily folded and unfolded without danger of breaking the parts or folding them incorrectly.

A further object of the invention is in the provision or a one piece folding display which utilizes a portion or" the base tc extend through another portion thereof for holding the parts in extended position and for providing a stepped support or an open container for articles to be displayed,

Other and further objects will he pointed out hereafter, the accompanying drawings illustrat ing preferred forms or" the invention.

1n the drawings, l'ig. l is a perspective of one form of the invention in which a portion of the base is extended through the bottom of the other portion ior supporting stepdike display shelves.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View of the construction shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View of a portion of the display in folded position;

Fig. l is a modified forni showing a display container;

Fig. 5 is a modified form showing an open shelf supporting structure; and Figs. 6, 'l and it show the blanks oi' which the structures oi Figs. l to 3, d and 5, respectively, are made.

In display holders of this kind it is common practice to provide a separate back or easel which is attached in one or more pieces to the display itself, which may also be made of several sheets oi material. The present invention simpliles constructions oi this kind by providing a display of a single sheet oi material which is folded upon itself in a way to make an easel unnecessary and to support the display portion and a hacking therefork upon a substantial base which may be used as a holder as well as a supior articles displayed thereby.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a single sheet cardboard or the like is scored and cut so that it will iold compactly together and may be extended without breaking the foldlng lines to form the different displays. In the form shown by Fig. 1 a blank as shown by Fig. 6 is cut from a sheet ot material which is scored Chicago, Ill., assignor to Chicago, Ill., a

1930. Serial No. 477,541

transversely to form a back section 7, an upper base section 8 and a lower base section 9. The intermediate portion of the portions '7 and 8 may be provided with cuts parallel to' the side edges and with opposite score lines 10 to form steps ll.

In order to support the steps 1l in the display position, the lower base portion 9 is provided with wings 12 which fold parallel with the cuts which form the steps and which extend into the space formed below the steps when they are raised. These wings may be attached to the upright portion 7 in any suitable manner as for example by cutting a notch 13 in the edges of one of the steps which will form a corresponding projection l; in the edge of the cut-on portion so that a notch 15 properly placed in each of the wings l2 will engage over the projection and not only hold the wing in position as a supporter of the steps l1 but also will engage the upright portion 7 and hold it securely in its upright position.

In collapsing this display the projections le are disengaged from the notches l5, the wings l2 are turned downwardly and the base and upright portions are pressed over together whereupon the step portions will iold together in zig-Zag fashion as shown in Fig. 3.

in the structure shown by Fig. i made from the blank ci Fig. 7, there are connected upright 16, hase i7 and supporting portions i8 with slots 19 and 20 in the upright and base portions through which lateral wings 2i are turned upwardly from the supporting section 1S and these wings are each provided with a notch 22 at the rear end for engaging and sup-1 porting the upright portion 1S in its raised position. 1n addition a wing 23 is cut from the base portion 17 having overhanging notched projections 2d which are adapted to engage the notches 25 ln the upper edges or the supporting wings 2l when the wing 23 is turned upwardly. This construction forms an open container with bottom, sides, front and back into which any articles for display may be placed.

Another form oi the invention as illustrated in Fig. 5 is made from a blank shown by Fig. 8, in which there. is a connected back 26, base 27 and supporting portion 28, the back and base having corresponding slots 29 and 30 through which lateral wings 31 bent upwardly from the supporting portion 28 are inserted, the upper ends of these wings being provided with notches 32 adapted to engage and hold the upright display portion 26 in proper position. The upper edges of these wings 3l may be shaped to iorm corresponding steps, and the wings being rigidly supported at the bottom and at the back will provide a substantial support for any articles placed thereon.

Thusvit will be seen that a number of different los n displays may be made embodying the idea of folding the base upon itself and forming wings in the under portion which are inserted through the other portions not only to bind them together in an upright display form but also by inserting them through the other portions, to provide a display support or container in which articles may be held and shown.

All of these forms are easily collapsible by simply disengaging the wings from the upright portions which is easily done by raising the dis play, disengaging the wings and folding them downwardly and the parts of the display together.

3i claim:

l. A folding display comprising an upright plate, a base plate and a supporting plate foldable under the base plate, and all hinged together, the upright and base plate having openings therein and the supporting plate having hinged wings adapted to extend through the openings in fdxed position and to engage and hold the upright plate in extended position, the said engagement also holding the Wings in parallel spaced relation to form a display receiver.

2. A folding display comprising a single sheet of material with score lines dividing it into a plurality of main sections, one of the main sections folding against another to form a support for the other sections, the other sections being provided with openings and the supporting section being provided with foldable Wings extending through the openings and engaging the other sections to hold the sections and the Wings in interlocked distended position.

3. In a folding display, a single sheet of cardboard or the like foldable to form upright, base, and supporting sections, the supporting section having laterally folding wings and the upright and base sections having corresponding openings through which the wings extend, the wings and sections having interengaging means to hold the base and upright sections in right angled position and to hold the wings in upright, parallel spaced position.

Il. A folding display comprising a single sheet of materialwith parallel scores to form upright, base, and bottom sections, the upright and base sections having interior portions cut and oppositely scored to form a plurality of folding steps, the bottom section having opposite wings insertable upwardly under the steps when they are distended and supporting them, the wings and one of ythe sections having interengaging means for holding the upright and base sections in distended position and the wings in parallelspaced position supporting the steps.

5. A folding display comprising a single sheet of material scored to form upright, base, and bottom sections, the upright and base sections having corresponding slots and the bottom section having folding wings adapted to be inserted through the slots, the Wings and the upright member having correspondingly notched and engaging portions to interengage when the wings are inserted through the slots holding the wings and upright section in extended position.

6. A folding display comprising a single sheet of cardboard or the like having score lines forming upright, base, and bottom sections, the upright and base sections having corresponding slots therein, and the base section having a wing Leanser section having foldable wings adapted to/be inserted through the slots and the wings having notches engaging the said upright and the overhanging ears to interengage the first wing and the upright section and form an open container.

7. A folding display comprising a hase portion foldable upon itself, the upper portion of the base having slots therein and the lower portion having lateral wings inserted through the slots, the wings thus constituting uprights of a supporting rack and container.

8. A folding display comprising a main display panel, a bottom section for the panel disposed substantially in a horizontal plane, an intermediate slotted section and a lateral wing extending upwardly from the bottom section through the slotted section and notched at its upper edge to engage and hold the display panel in upright condition.

9. A folding display comprising an upright main display panel, a base for the panel extending in iront thereof and having a horizontal bottom support with lateral Wings extending upwardly therefrom, the Wings and the panel having interengaging means comprising a slit in one of the parts and an engaging, tongue in the other to engage in the slit and hold the panel in upright position.

l0. A folding display comprising an upright panel, a bottom section and a base hinged thereto, the bottom section having laterally hinged wings foldable upwardly through the base and extending transversely of the panel7 the upper edges of the wings interengaging With the panel to hold it uprightly.

l1. A folding display comprising a main display panel, a supporting display portion extending forwardly, a supporting bottom extending rearwardly below the display portion, and wings fold able upwardly from the bottom and into engagement with the main panel for holding it in up right display condition.

12. A folding display comprising a main display panel, a forwardly extending slotted base, a bottom section with wings extending upwardly through the slots of the base and each having a notch at its upper edge, and the panel being slotted to engage the notch of each wing with the main panel for holding it substantially at right angles to the base.

13. A folding display comprising a single sheet of material having a main display panel, a forwardly bent display base at the bottom. of the panel, a rearwardly bent bottom section below the base, foldable wings at the sides of the bottom section having notched slits in their upper rear edges and adapted to interengage with the main display panel for holding it in upright position.

ld. A folding display comprising an upright panel and a base hinged. thereto having a bottom section, the base having openings and the bottom section having side wings fcldable upwardly through the openings and each having a notched slit in its upper rear edge, and the panel having slits through which each of the notched portions of the wings extends, the notched slit engaging the slit of the panel for holding it uprightly.

ENRY ZEMNIERMAN. 

